Dawn over the fishponds of the Barycz Valley, a skein of cranes above the reeds

Your guide to the Barycz Valley

The Barycz Valley in your pocket

Cycling, walking and kayaking routes with navigation, an offline map and audio stories that play by themselves as you pass somewhere interesting.

Milicz Ponds · one of the largest fishpond complexes in Europe

Milicz Ponds Trail · 45 km

Milicz app home screen: featured route, search and categories

A story nearby

Freeno ads, no fees
Offlinemaps and recordings with no signal
No accountroutes and map straight away
PL · EN · DEthree languages

Listen to Milicz · 3 min

Milicz. To the Rhythm of Water

Nine hundred years of history, nearly three hundred fishponds, cranes, white-tailed eagles and cycle paths along an old narrow-gauge railway — in a short story with rustling trees and birdsong in the background. Headphones recommended.

More stories: Maltzan Palace · Church of Grace · castle ruins · all heritage sites

For explorers

Everything you need for a day out

One app instead of a map, a guidebook and a handful of browser tabs. Designed for use out in the field — one-handed, in bright sun, with gloves on.

Route card for the Ruda Sułowska nature trail: 6.3 km, 1–2 h, easy, loop — Start route button

Bike, walk, kayak

Routes with turn-by-turn navigation

Pick a cycling loop around the ponds, a nature trail along the dykes or a paddle down the Barycz. You’ll see the distance, time, elevation gain and difficulty — then we guide you turn by turn.

Upcoming turns with distances, your pace and time to finish — the screen stays on while you ride
On the kayak — river waypoints instead of turns
Trip history and stats in your profile

Postolin – Wzgórze Joanny walking route: trail description and loop map

Postolin – Wzgórze Joanny7.8 km · 106 m ascent · beech nature reserve

New: walking routes

Real trails, not lines on a whim

Five waymarked trails and nature paths around Milicz — routed from trail maps, described using the information boards of the Barycz Valley Landscape Park, with navigation at walking pace.

The “Ruda Sułowska” and “Around Grabownica Pond” nature trails — dykes, observation towers, birds
Postolin – Wzgórze Joanny: a beech nature reserve and a hunting lodge from 1850
The yellow “Around Milicz” trail and the black Three Mills Trail

Map of the Barycz Valley with markers for nature, heritage sites, places to stay and restaurants

Observation towerRuda Sułowska · 1.2 km

Map

A map that knows what’s nearby

Nature reserves, observation towers, palaces, places to stay and restaurants on a single map. Filter by category, search by name or see what’s closest to you.

Search routes and places — in Polish, English and German
Your favourite places always to hand
One tap to start directions in Google Maps

Maltzan Palace in Milicz — audio story player

Story: the Maltzan familyplays by itself nearby

Audio stories

Hear the stories where they happened

As you approach a palace, castle ruins or an observation tower, the app plays a short story about the place all by itself. Your phone can stay in your pocket.

Works on the lock screen and with headphones
Each recording plays only once per route
All audio points on the map with a single filter

Nasza Karczma restaurant: regional cuisine, opening hours, menu

Milicz carpMenu · Our specialities

Stay and eat

Where to eat carp and where to stay

Restaurants with up-to-date menus and opening hours, farm stays and pondside cabins with their amenities and prices. Call or book straight from the app.

Menus split into sections, with price options on separate lines
“Open now” and directions with a single tap

Run a restaurant or guest house? List your venue (PL) →

Clubs: Morsy Milicz, Rowerowa Dolina Baryczy, Kajaki

Saturday cold-water swimSat, 10:00 · 6 places left

Community

Plan a route and head out with others

Mark the places you want to see — we’ll put them in the best order and plot a route by bike or on foot. Share it with friends with a single link.

Clubs: cold-water swimmers, cyclists, kayakers, birdwatchers
Events with sign-ups, limited places and add-to-calendar
Group chat and notifications about new outings

A kayak on the Barycz in the early-morning mist

Offline mode

Leave the signal at home

By the ponds and on the river, reception can be patchy. Download a route before you set off — the map, descriptions of places within a kilometre and the audio recordings will all work without internet.

Guide

Where to stay, what to eat, what to see

Places to stay, restaurants, nature reserves and heritage sites of the Barycz Valley — each with a description, photos, a map and contact details. No need to install the app.

Places to stay

Farm stays, pondside cabins and hotels.

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Food & drink

Milicz carp, regional cuisine, cafés — with menus.

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Nature

Milicz Ponds, nature reserves and observation towers.

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Heritage

Palaces, churches and mills — with audio stories.

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All places

What’s on

What’s happening nearby

Carp Days, autumn pond harvests, festivals, concerts and nature walks — upcoming events in Milicz and the Barycz Valley.

All events

For locals

Live here? The app remembers for you

Turn on resident mode in your profile, enter your town and street — and your home screen will show what’s being collected from outside your house, and when.

Evening in a small town by a pond in the park

Your council in one place

Bin collection schedule, council news and announcements — no more hunting through websites and noticeboards.

Collection tomorrow

Paper and plastic

Paper Metals and plastics Reminder at 19:00

A reminder the day before

The evening before collection, at a time you choose. Milicz, Żmigród and Cieszków.

Council news

The latest updates from local news sites — always with the source and a link to the original.

Take a look inside

This is the app

Profile

FAQ

Good to know

Does the app cost anything?

No. Milicz is free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

Do I need to create an account?

No. Routes, the map, navigation, audio stories and the bin collection schedule all work without an account. You only need one (email, Google or Apple) for clubs, event sign-ups, chat and saving your own routes.

Where do the walking routes come from?

They are the waymarked hiking trails and nature paths of the Barycz Valley Landscape Park. The routes come from trail maps (OpenStreetMap) and the Park’s own path maps, and the descriptions from materials published by the Park, the Milicz municipality and PTTK (the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society). In the “Stawy Milickie” (Milicz Ponds) nature reserve, please stay on the trail: away from it, walking on the dykes requires a permit.

A place is missing — how do I suggest it?

Mark it on the map and add photos and a description on the Suggest a place page (PL) or in the app (Map → “Suggest a place”). We’ll review your suggestion and add it to the guide. Restaurants and places to stay can also sign up themselves using the business form (PL).

Does the app work without internet?

Yes, as long as you download the route beforehand. We save the map, descriptions of nearby places and the audio recordings, so navigation and stories work with no signal.

What happens to my location?

Your location is used only on your phone — for navigation and nearby stories — and is never sent to our server. We don’t use ads or tracking tools. Details in our privacy policy (PL).

Which municipalities does the bin collection schedule cover?

To start with: Milicz, Żmigród and Cieszków. We update the schedules every year based on data from the municipalities.

Which languages is the app available in?

Polish, English and German — the language follows your phone settings and can be changed in the app.

A cyclist on a dyke between the ponds, among old oak trees

Android and iOS

Head out into the Barycz Valley

Download the Milicz app and plan your first trip today.